Luka Mezgec Explained
Luka Mezgec (born 27 June 1988) is a Slovenian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .[3] After scoring numerous podium finishes in 2013, Mezgec finally tasted victory on the fifth stage of the Tour of Beijing.[4] He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España.[5]
In September 2015 it was announced that Mezgec had signed an initial two-year contract with to commence in 2016.[6] In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.[7]
Major results
Source:[8] [9]
- 2009
1st Vzpon na Mohor
- 2010
1st Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
5th Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique
- 2011
1st Memoriał Henryka Łasaka
1st Stage 1 Istrian Spring Trophy
2nd GP Kranj
2nd VN HiFi-Color Studio
3rd Banja Luka–Beograd II
3rd Central European Tour Budapest GP
6th Ljubljana–Zagreb
8th Overall Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
8th Banja Luka–Beograd I
10th Central European Tour Miskolc GP
- 2012 (5 pro wins)
2nd Memorijal Nevio Valčić
2nd Banja Luka–Beograd I
2nd Memoriał Henryka Łasaka
3rd Poreč Trophy
3rd Central European Tour Budapest GP
3rd Ljubljana–Zagreb
3rd Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin
4th Banja Luka–Beograd II
4th Grand Prix of Moscow
5th Road race, National Road Championships
5th Overall Five Rings of Moscow
1st Points classification
1st Stage 5
5th Grand Prix Südkärnten
5th Central European Tour Miskolc GP
5th Coupe des Carpathes
6th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2, 4, 6, 11 & 13
- 2013 (1)
1st Stage 5 Tour of Beijing
2nd Halle–Ingooigem
7th Handzame Classic
- 2014 (6)
1st Handzame Classic
Volta a Catalunya
1st Stages 1, 2 & 5
1st Stage 21 Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 1 Tour of Beijing
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2nd Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen
- 2015 (1)
1st Stage 2 Tour du Haut Var
- 2016
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
9th Paris–Tours
- 2017 (3)
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st National MTB XC Championships
1st National CX Championships
1st Arnhem–Veenendaal Classic
1st Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia
5th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 2019 (3)
Tour of Slovenia
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2
Tour de Pologne
1st Stages 2 & 5
3rd Clásica de Almería
8th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
8th Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- 2020
1st Sprints classification, Tour de Pologne
2nd Bretagne Classic
5th Clásica de Almería
- 2021
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2022
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
6th Road race, UEC European Road Championships
- 2023
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
4th Visit Friesland Elfsteden Race
8th Super 8 ClassicGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Legend| — | Did not compete |
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Notes and References
- News: Mitchelton-Scott finalise 25-rider roster for 2019. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 November 2018. 3 January 2019.
- News: Wins from January to October: Mitchelton-Scott men confirm roster and goals for 2020. . New Global Cycling Services. 11 December 2019. 2 January 2020.
- Web site: GreenEDGE Cycling. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 2 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210101231319/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15239/1001717/279. 1 January 2021.
- News: Tour of Beijing: Luka Mezgec takes final Bird's Nest stage as Intxausti wins overall. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 15 October 2013. 16 October 2013. Ben Atkins.
- Web site: Vuelta a España 2015 . 21 August 2015 . Cycling Fever.
- Web site: Transfers: Van Den Broeck joins Katusha; Mezgec to Orica-GreenEdge . Clarke . Stuart. 11 September 2015 . . 20 September 2015.
- Web site: 107th Tour de France: Startlist . ProCyclingStats . 27 August 2020.
- News: Luka Mezgec. Cycling Archives. 3 July 2012.
- News: Luka Mezgec. Cycling Quotient. 3 July 2012.
